| Wk 1 | Sat 7 Sep | W | at Drake | 21- | 7 |
(1-0) | |
| Wk 2 | Sat 14 Sep | W | at Eastern Kentucky | 23- | 17 |
(2-0) | |
| Wk 3 | Sat 21 Sep | L | at Bowling Green | 21- | 41 |
(2-1) | |
| Wk 4 | Sat 28 Sep | L | at Central Michigan | 8- | 42 |
(2-2) | |
| Wk 5 | Sat 5 Oct | L | Southern Illinois | 16- | 38 |
(2-3) | |
| Wk 6 | Sat 12 Oct | L | at Western Kentucky | 15- | 32 |
(2-4) | |
| Wk 7 | Sat 19 Oct | L | Toledo | 27- | 38 |
(2-5) | |
| Wk 8 | Sat 26 Oct | L | East Carolina | 6- | 34 |
(2-6) | |
| Wk 9 | Sat 2 Nov | L | at Central St | 25- | 28 |
(2-7) | |
| Wk 10 | Sat 9 Nov | L | at Louisville | 15- | 20 |
(2-8) | |
| Wk 11 | Sat 16 Nov | W | Marshall | 14- | 13 |
(3-8) |